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It’s always fun to win tools even if they are not the best quality of tools. [External image (uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com), not copied]
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Free is good ! Congrats
A lot of that stuff is very usable so it’s a damn fine win!
The brushes are good, the picks are decent, cable ties are decent, magnetic bowl is great, light is good, bag is good, box cutter and tarp are good.
Tape measure is NOT good, it’s off a little but good to use if you just need a ballpark.
The pliers set is very useful, they’re sloppy but they work just fine. They really shine because they’re easily and cheap to replace, so they’re great to modify. I needed a plier that could grip onto vintage electronics knobs, I took the slip joint and ground the teeth down, opened the jaws up a little then covered the jaws in adhesive shrink wrap…works perfectly.
I’ve also found in testing that the multimeter, while not safe to use on high voltage, is pretty accurate.
BMack37 wrote:
A lot of that stuff is very usable so it’s a damn fine win!
The brushes are good, the picks are decent, cable ties are decent, magnetic bowl is great, light is good, bag is good, box cutter and tarp are good.
Tape measure is NOT good, it’s off a little but good to use if you just need a ballpark.
The pliers set is very useful, they’re sloppy but they work just fine. They really shine because they’re easily and cheap to replace, so they’re great to modify. I needed a plier that could grip onto vintage electronics knobs, I took the slip joint and ground the teeth down, opened the jaws up a little then covered the jaws in adhesive shrink wrap…works perfectly.
I’ve also found in testing that the multimeter, while not safe to use on high voltage, is pretty accurate.
They are the tools you let other people borrow lol. You make a good point about the modification. You’re not out much if you have to modify them
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ikepete wrote:
5 hours ago, ikepete said:
They are the tools you let other people borrow lol. You make a good point about the modification. You’re not out much if you have to modify them
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I keep HF screwdrivers around for that very reason. If someone asks to borrow a tool, almost always they’re getting a HF tool or they’re getting me to do it for them.
BMack37 wrote:
14 hours ago, BMack37 said:
I keep HF screwdrivers around for that very reason. If someone asks to borrow a tool, almost always they’re getting a HF tool or they’re getting me to do it for them.
This is good a good practice! No Knipex for you!
Free tools are good.
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congrats, these are awesome decoy tools as well, if these are laying around up front someone might think all the tools are like this and not bother to try to boost them….
I have some old craftsman tools that I lend and wouldn’t mind if they didn’t come back …. my German tools stay !!!
Awesome!!!